January 2024

Rebecca Clarke’s string sonatas chart her movement from Brahms to modernism [JW]

Conventional Classical-era quartets, with some quirky details [SV]

An interesting program, with good if not outstanding performances [DJB]

A fascinating new voice in a programme tied to her cultural heritage but with universal appeal [GF]

Breathlessly executed – flashy, but no interpretative nuance [RMo]

Pleasant music in good but not exceptional performances [MP]

An interesting byway of twentieth-century music [WH]

(Déjà Review) There’s something for everybody in this excellently played between-the-wars anthology of music [JL]

This first volume in the projected series of J.S. Bach’s First Cantata Year has got off to a most auspicious start [MC]

Some of Handel’s most beautiful arias in instrumental versions, performed with vitality, sensitivity and rhythmical precision [GF]

Played with sensitivity balanced by enthusiasm [JF]

Little known Migot given a chance to breathe again … a Fauré-like lambency and warmth [RB]

A valuable addition to the Popper discography and a chance to hear a Hubay rarity [RCh]

An exciting album of South American solo guitar music [SW]

Fine conducting and orchestral playing and an impressive Brünnhilde – but compromised by a poor Siegmund and a weak Wotan [RMo]

(Déjà Review) An excellently planned programme [NHo]

A scarcely known composer is permitted an eloquent and at times disconcerting calling-card [RB]

Grand, broad, live performances of Bruckner’s symphonies now collected in a box set [RMo]

A delightful collection of Hahn, Koechlin, and Tailleferre for two pianos [RMas]

A puzzling release in which clarity trumps nuance and warmth [JW]

Spectacular in every respect [SG]

A heroic performance of a remarkable piano concerto [JF]

A lovely recital with several rarely heard Tosti songs [GF]

(Déjà Review) Magnificent accounts to cherish [MC]